Dress Code 

Summer

Dancers are required to keep their hair off of their face. Dancers are not permitted to wear denim, clothing with zippers, dresses (unless fitted shorts or a leotard are worn underneath) street shoes, or jewelry.  Fitted t-shirts, leggings, leotards, tights are acceptable.  Dance shoes are preferred, but socks are acceptable if necessary. We also have assorted dance shoes available in our "borrow bin". 

Fall/Spring

All classes 

• No large, dangling, or loose jewelry allowed. Hair must be off of the face.  Some classes require hair worn in a bun. No denim. 

• No street shoes should be worn in class. Conversely, dancers should not wear dance shoes outdoors. 

• Contact us regarding our adaptive dress code.

Premiere Division - please contact us if you need to adapt the dress code for your child's sensory needs. 

• Male dancers: Black or dark blue dance, athletic, or sweat pants, and solid T-shirt in white or a pale color.

• Adventures in Movement: Light blue dance dress with attached skirt (Wear Moi brand), tights and shoes that match dancer's complexion. Tights and shoes need to be the same color/shade. Hair must be pulled off face,  and long hair must be in a ponytail.  

• Foundations: Lavender dance dress with attached skirt (Wear Moi brand), tights and shoes that match dancer's complexion. Tights and shoes need to be the same color/shade. Hair must be pulled off face, and long hair must be in a ponytail.

Acro

• All Levels: Any color leotard, any color form-fitting shorts, stirrup or convertible tights, no shoes (barefoot) and hair in a ponytail.

Silks/Lyra

• All Levels: Any color leotard, any color form-fitting shorts, no tights, no shoes (barefoot) and hair in a ponytail. 

Ballet 

Hair - Long hair must be in a bun and  hair must be out of eyes. 

Option 1 - Camisole leotard (in the color specified by the class division, see below), footed or convertible tights and  ballet slippers that are the same color and shade,  and which are appropriate for the dancer's complexion or pink tights and pink shoes.  A ballet skirt the same color as the leotard or black. 

Option 3 - Solid gray unitard, black socks, black ballet slippers.

Pointe shoes -  For performances only: convertible tights and pointe shoes that are the same color and shade are required! But it is not required for you to paint your pointe shoes for dance class or rehearsal.

Colors of Ballet Leotards by Division (See Option 1 above for tights information) - 

• Ballet Fundamentals: Light blue camisole leotard 

• Intermediate Ballet/Intermediate Conservatory: Burgundy camisole leotard 

• Prelude Ballet: Plum camisole leotard 

• Blended class levels: Black camisole leotard (Ex: Dancers in an Intermediate C/Prelude A class would wear black leotard.)

• Advanced Ballet -  Any solid color leotard and any solid color tights and shoes, but the shoes and tights must be the same color and shade.  

Hip-Hop 

• All divisions/levels: Comfort-fit top, loose or fitted bottoms that cover the knees. No denim.  White hip hop sneakers and need to be dedicated dance shoes, no street shoes are to be used in the studio. Hair pulled off the face.

Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, Lyrical, Progressions and Conditioning, Poms, Tap, Triple Threat

• All Divisions:

Any color leotard, any color form-fitting shorts. Leggings are an option but they must be solid black. Hair in a ponytail or bun and out of eyes.

• • Shoes and tights:

    • Jazz and Poms:

      • • Fundamentals and Intermediate -  Slip-on jazz shoes that are appropriate for dancer's complexion  (and same color shade as tights) footed or convertible tights.

        • Prelude and Advanced - Canvas half-shoes that are appropriate for dancer's complexion (and same color shade as tights) and stirrup (or convertible) tights. 

    • Modern/Contemporary and Lyrical-  Canvas half-shoes that are appropriate for dancer's complexion (and same color shade as tights)  and stirrup (or convertible) tights. 

    • Tap - Black tap shoes, and tights that are appropriate color for dancer's complexion.

    • Triple Threat/Arc Musical Theatre Lab - Slip-on jazz shoes that are appropriate for dancer's complexion (and same color shade as tights) and footed or convertible tights.